Grades 3-5 NETS-S Standard 2.Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
2a. Students interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media
LESSON: Grade_2 Subject Area: Science Content Standard: Lesson Title_ABC Insect Digital Book Time needed: 3 blocks of 45 minutes each
Short description of the lesson: Each student is assigned a letter of the alphabet and draws a picture of a word that represents that letter. Example: A is for Antennea; Some insects have antennea on their head. It helps them to sense direction.
Teacher (or student) takes a digital picture of each child holding his or her art work with letter clearly shown. Import each picture in alphabetical order into Photostory.
Have each student record his or her writing. (2-3 sentences)
Online application used & other possibilities Completed digital product can be linked and uploaded to the school website.
What hardware and software is needed? Photostory, digital camera, microphone
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON: Grades 3-5
Title: Creative Writing Time needed 2-3 45-60 minutes of technology time, as well as time for the writing process
Short description of the lesson: Using pictures from Storybird.com, students select an artist, pick illustrations and drag into a storyboard. That is printed and students write the creative story, working through the writing process. Text is then typed in word, and cut and pasted into Storybird.
LESSON: Grades 3-5 Subject Area: Poetry Content Standard Lesson Title: Poetry VoiceThread Time needed: 2-3 days
Short description of the lesson: Students write poems. Upload the poems to VoiceThread.com. Author reads poem on VoiceThread.com. Students posts comments after they listen to the poem. Comments can be guided to respond to the general message, the figurative language, theme and/or author's purpose.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts) Create VoiceThread.com K-12 account and set up student accounts in advance. Put student logins on slips of paper to faciltate logging in.
What hardware and software is needed? computers with Internet access, headphones with boom mics.
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON: Grades 4 and 5 Subject Area: Language Arts Content Standard: Writing for an authentic audience Lesson Title: Posting Book Reviews on Destiny Time needed: About 3 sessions once a book has been read (one day to share purpose and format for desired book review and write, a session to revise and edit with teacher or peers, one day to word process and post to Destiny)
Short description of the lesson: Students learn to write a book review using examples from the real world. Writing persuasively is a skill that is valuable for authentic audiences. Posting the reviews offers that real world audience.
Online application used & other possibilities: Offers opportunity to explore why consumers recommend books as well as other items on the internet.
What hardware and software is needed? Student accounts need to be set up in Destiny to post and be approved by librarian, Microsoft Word to type and have a spell check option available, paper and pencil for planning and drafting
Student example: Will post ~Dana Lott
LESSON Grade: 3-5 Subject Area: Writing Content Standard: Descriptive Writing Lesson Title: Draw the Monster Time needed: 2-3 days Short description of the lesson:
Students draw a Monster
Take a digital picture or scan the Monster picture into a file
Students write a description of their monster using many descriptive words – may need some editing and revising
Students type the description of their Monster and save it
Another class opens the descriptions and draws the Monster that is described
Those new pictures are saved
Open and project the Monster pictures [Original and New] so that the students can see how close they came using the typed descriptions (Use PowerPoint to put the pics, side by side)
You might have both classes in for this final presentation
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts) What hardware and software is needed? Projectors, Computers, Word Student example: (insert document or link) LESSON Grade: 3-5 Subject Area: Language Arts, Social Studies Content Standard: Lesson Title: Historical Heroes Time needed: This activity can be used as an extension in a Biography unit such as Night of the Notables, or as a stand along biography project. Previous time for researching a historical hero is necessary. Short description of the lesson:Summarizing information is an important postreading and prewriting activity that helps students synthesize what they have learned. This tool allows students to develop an outline of a person whose biography or autobiography they have just read; it can also be used before students write their own autobiography. Specific prompts ask students to describe a person's significance, background, and personality. The finished printout can be folded into a fun cube shape that can be used for future reference. Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
What hardware and software is needed? computer lab and printer
Student example: (insert document or link
LESSON Grade: 3-5 Subject Area: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science Content Standard: Lesson Title: 5 card draw Time needed: 2 class periods: Day 1 to find a story to retell, Day 2 creating a “5 card draw” story!
Short description of the lesson: Students will be asked to retell a favorite picture book (wordless preferred) using this new creative web 2.0 tool. Students can follow up all year long using this website as inspiration. As well, it leads into students using cellphones, ipods, digital cameras etc to take their own photos to tell stories.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
5card.cogdogblog.com
This web site is designed to foster visual thinking. You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to a selection of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures. When you are done, you the option to add a title and explanation, then you can save the story so you can put a link in your resume. Plus you have the ability to tweet your story or use an embed code to add it to your own web site.
What hardware and software is needed?computer lab and email addresses for students to share work
LESSON Grade: 3rd Subject Area: Social Studies Content Standard: Standards 1a; primary sources; 3rd grade Social Studies Lesson Title: Emigration or Immigration Interviews Time needed: 2 weeks Short description of the lesson: After a study of emigration or immigration, students will use IPOD touch to create a digital interview of a family or community member. They will ask this person about their families’ immigration to the U.S., holidays, traditions, food, customs, etc. The IPOD video will include video clips, text and photographs taken of family members. These will be integrated into the movie.Online application used & other possibilities : I-Tunes, You-Tube for publishing movies What hardware and software is needed? I POD touch (generation 4); windows movie maker https://sites.google.com/site/imovielesson/
Student example: (insert document or link)
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Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
NETS-S Standard 2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
2a. Students interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media
LESSON: Grade_2
Subject Area: Science
Content Standard:
Lesson Title_ABC Insect Digital Book
Time needed: 3 blocks of 45 minutes each
Short description of the lesson:
Each student is assigned a letter of the alphabet and draws a picture of a word that represents that letter.
Example: A is for Antennea; Some insects have antennea on their head. It helps them to sense direction.
Teacher (or student) takes a digital picture of each child holding his or her art work with letter clearly shown.
Import each picture in alphabetical order into Photostory.
Have each student record his or her writing. (2-3 sentences)
Online application used & other possibilities
Completed digital product can be linked and uploaded to the school website.
What hardware and software is needed?
Photostory, digital camera, microphone
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON: Grades 3-5
Title: Creative Writing
Time needed 2-3 45-60 minutes of technology time, as well as time for the writing process
Short description of the lesson: Using pictures from Storybird.com, students select an artist, pick illustrations and drag into a storyboard. That is printed and students write the creative story, working through the writing process. Text is then typed in word, and cut and pasted into Storybird.
Online application used & other possibilities www.storybird.com
What hardware and software is needed? If you want to print, a duplexing color printer is extremely helpful.
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON: Grades 3-5
Subject Area: Poetry
Content Standard
Lesson Title: Poetry VoiceThread
Time needed: 2-3 days
Short description of the lesson: Students write poems. Upload the poems to VoiceThread.com. Author reads poem on VoiceThread.com. Students posts comments after they listen to the poem. Comments can be guided to respond to the general message, the figurative language, theme and/or author's purpose.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
Create VoiceThread.com K-12 account and set up student accounts in advance. Put student logins on slips of paper to faciltate logging in.
What hardware and software is needed? computers with Internet access, headphones with boom mics.
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON: Grades 4 and 5
Subject Area: Language Arts
Content Standard: Writing for an authentic audience
Lesson Title: Posting Book Reviews on Destiny
Time needed: About 3 sessions once a book has been read (one day to share purpose and format for desired book review and write, a session to revise and edit with teacher or peers, one day to word process and post to Destiny)
Short description of the lesson: Students learn to write a book review using examples from the real world. Writing persuasively is a skill that is valuable for authentic audiences. Posting the reviews offers that real world audience.
Online application used & other possibilities: Offers opportunity to explore why consumers recommend books as well as other items on the internet.
What hardware and software is needed? Student accounts need to be set up in Destiny to post and be approved by librarian, Microsoft Word to type and have a spell check option available, paper and pencil for planning and drafting
Student example: Will post
~Dana Lott
LESSON Grade: 3-5
Subject Area: Writing
Content Standard: Descriptive Writing
Lesson Title: Draw the Monster
Time needed: 2-3 days
Short description of the lesson:
- Students draw a Monster
- Take a digital picture or scan the Monster picture into a file
- Students write a description of their monster using many descriptive words – may need some editing and revising
- Students type the description of their Monster and save it
- Another class opens the descriptions and draws the Monster that is described
- Those new pictures are saved
- Open and project the Monster pictures [Original and New] so that the students can see how close they came using the typed descriptions (Use PowerPoint to put the pics, side by side)
- You might have both classes in for this final presentation
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)What hardware and software is needed?
Projectors, Computers, Word
Student example: (insert document or link)
LESSON Grade: 3-5
Subject Area: Language Arts, Social Studies
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: Historical Heroes
Time needed: This activity can be used as an extension in a Biography unit such as Night of the Notables, or as a stand along biography project. Previous time for researching a historical hero is necessary.
Short description of the lesson:Summarizing information is an important postreading and prewriting activity that helps students synthesize what they have learned. This tool allows students to develop an outline of a person whose biography or autobiography they have just read; it can also be used before students write their own autobiography. Specific prompts ask students to describe a person's significance, background, and personality. The finished printout can be folded into a fun cube shape that can be used for future reference.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
Activity from www.ReadWriteThink.org website sponsored by NCTE
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html
What hardware and software is needed?
computer lab and printer
Student example: (insert document or link
LESSON Grade: 3-5
Subject Area: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science
Content Standard:
Lesson Title: 5 card draw
Time needed: 2 class periods:
Day 1 to find a story to retell,
Day 2 creating a “5 card draw” story!
Short description of the lesson:
Students will be asked to retell a favorite picture book (wordless preferred) using this new creative web 2.0 tool. Students can follow up all year long using this website as inspiration. As well, it leads into students using cellphones, ipods, digital cameras etc to take their own photos to tell stories.
Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
5card.cogdogblog.com
This web site is designed to foster visual thinking. You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to a selection of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures. When you are done, you the option to add a title and explanation, then you can save the story so you can put a link in your resume. Plus you have the ability to tweet your story or use an embed code to add it to your own web site.
What hardware and software is needed?computer lab and email addresses for students to share work
Student example: (insert document or link)
http://5card.cogdogblog.com/show.php?id=14031
LESSON Grade: 3rd
Subject Area: Social Studies
Content Standard: Standards 1a; primary sources; 3rd grade Social Studies
Lesson Title: Emigration or Immigration Interviews
Time needed: 2 weeks
Short description of the lesson: After a study of emigration or immigration, students will use IPOD touch to create a digital interview of a family or community member. They will ask this person about their families’ immigration to the U.S., holidays, traditions, food, customs, etc.
The IPOD video will include video clips, text and photographs taken of family members. These will be integrated into the movie.Online application used & other possibilities : I-Tunes, You-Tube for publishing movies
What hardware and software is needed?
I POD touch (generation 4); windows movie maker
https://sites.google.com/site/imovielesson/
Student example: (insert document or link)
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Online application used & other possibilities (include notes like: use the “edu version”, you can create your students’ accounts)
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